Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-01
to THE MINER.--
DECORATION DAY.
How It Will be Celebrated in the Capt.
tai Clyde Wars Estate.

How II VIII be Celebrated in the Cspi.
tai Clyde Wars Estate.
HELENA, May 2s.-Yesterday eftsrnoon
about 3 O'Clock a large cave in occurred
near the west portal of the Mullan tunnel
in the soft springy earth which it had been
found necessary to support by timberine
when the tunnel was constructed. A large
force OF men have been at work removing
the falling earth and rocks, but little pro-
gress is made, however, on account OF the
occurrence of fresh caves as fast as that
previously fallen is removed. The Butte
train OF yesterday was forced to turn back
and the west-bound Pacific train was held
at Helena until to-day, when it turned
back. No trains have passed in either di.
rection to-day, and it is probable that an
other day or two will elapse before trains
can pass. .through.thet tunnel.
In helneantime a transfer will be made
by teams over the mountain. Several
Helena gentlemen including Hon. Sam.
Word and j. 8. Dicierson contemplated
staging from Wickes to-day but were de-
TERED by receiving information that the
bridges in the vicinity of Boulder have
been washed out by high water.
Memorial Day will be pretty generally
observed in Helepa. The following is the
programme arranged by the General Com
manderof Wadsworth Post No. 3, G.. A. r.
Procession to form on Warren street, cor
ner of Grand at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon
sharp, and move to the cemetery on line
of March to be indicated by the Marshal
Of the day. At the cemetery the Grand
Army ritual will be read and the graves OF
comrades marked with flags and strewp
with flowers and evergreen emblems. Ex-
ercises will be conducted over the grave OF
Comrade Chas. A. Dewitt. the last veteran
of Wadsworth Post, whose remains are
resting there.
- Evening exercises will be held at Ming g
Opera House, and will be carried out in
the following order:
Music by the band.
Invocation by the chaplain.
Song by the Encore Club.
Grafton by Ex-Governor B. Platt Carpen-
ter.
Song by Encore Club.
Grafton by Comrade Martin Maginnis.
Song by Encore Club.
Benediction.
Music by the band.
The daughters of comrades will be out in
force in thedecoration of graves. Comrade
Ross Deegan Marshal OF the Day, announces
the following aides: Andrew Fisk. J. P.
McLade. Geo. Sibbs. J. K. Opp, A. O. Con-
nell and VIM. F. Keister, also the forma
ton of the order OF the procession as fol-
lows:
Platoon Of Police.
Band.
Select A. O. q. W., mounted.
Wadsworth Post No. 8 G. A. r.
U. s. Grant Camp of Sons of Vetrans.
Veterans of Mexican war
Canton Schuyler Colfax I. o. o. F.
Meagner Guards, Company C, NJ. N. g.
Helena Turn Verein.
Helena Fire Department..
Gsod T.mplars.
Other * cieties and organizations yet to
reseHt tn be assigned. ......--.
Carriages CONTAINING Cuapla1n, speakers.
ladies OF the Decorating Committee,
daughters OF veterans, etc.
The festivities OF the day will include q
game of base ball between Helena and Liv-
ingston teams at the Fair Grounds, for a
purse of 5000 and 65 per cent. Of the gate
money. There will also be graud ball in
the evening, given by the Typographical
Union.
Yesterday Public Administrator Henry
C. Yaeger applied to the Probate Judge for
letters OF administration on the estate OF
VIM. De War, the partner of Joseph Da-
Wis in landed possessions in Helena. The
story of De Wars sudden disappearance
has been too often told in print to
need repetition. Sufficient to say
that he left here in 1883; was last heard of
at New York in January, 1888. Since that
time no tidings have been received OF him
and he is long supposed to have been dead.
His partnership property was partitioned
by the court and was afterward bid in at a
delinquent tax sale by his former partner
for a nominal sum. just before the expira-
tion OF the time for redemption an agent OF
the heirs appeared and was allowed to re-
deem the estate. Judge Clements took the
case under advisement until to-day, when
letters of administration we're granted and
the management Of the estate vested in the
public administrator. The estate is valued
at about $4,000.